Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were no comparison because sale was closed last week for july 4th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.73/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$134.73

312 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$16.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	621	135.71	843	293
Medium and Large 2-3	537	119.61	643	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale312 hd

134.73

—

TN average8 barns · 2,501 hd

136.74

−2.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,666	89.30	1,488	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	63.03	904	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	60.73	711	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	47.51	447	37

Every lot, as filed

72 lots · USDA AMS · Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	126.81/cwt	126.00–127.00	595	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	121.11/cwt	118.00–124.00	705	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	114.61/cwt	110.50–118.00	755	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	119.64/cwt	115.00–124.00	631	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	125.77/cwt	125.00–126.00	485	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	101.19/cwt	100.00–102.00	768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	138.87/cwt	132.00–141.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	118.91/cwt	112.00–120.00	603	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	120.29/cwt	117.00–122.00	502	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	128.11/cwt	122.00–130.00	853	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.30/cwt	134.00–142.00	821	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	139.15/cwt	131.00–141.50	636	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	739	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	101.09/cwt	96.00–103.00	770	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	132.60/cwt	130.00–139.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,154	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	48.95/cwt	45.00–54.00	471	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	112.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	111.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	449	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	132.22/cwt	129.00–133.00	456	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	40.05/cwt	37.00–42.00	333	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	63.83/cwt	60.00–68.00	890	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	55.46/cwt	55.00–56.00	1,001	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	61.92/cwt	56.00–66.00	740	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	55.74/cwt	53.00–59.00	598	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	68.35/cwt	67.00–70.00	900	6
Bulls	—	—	1,727	91.76/cwt	82.00–109.00	1,585	15
Bulls	—	—	1,414	74.95/cwt	68.00–83.00	1,060	6
Bulls	—	—	1,815	101.63/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,845	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	866.55/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	10,251	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	872.96/cwt	860.00–900.00	10,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	135.81/cwt	126.00–141.00	489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	126.77/cwt	123.50–127.00	1,050	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	139.11/cwt	137.00–141.00	868	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	147.09/cwt	146.50–148.00	787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	144.84/cwt	143.00–146.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.91/cwt	134.00–143.50	660	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	130.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	867	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	144.69/cwt	136.00–145.50	770	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	560	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	132.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	121.90/cwt	117.00–125.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	119.77/cwt	117.00–123.50	1,030	7

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Jul 11, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 903Last week 711Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 161Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 194Year ago 210

There were no comparison because sale was closed last week for july 4th.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	683	118.00	118.00
6	—	785	108.00	108.00
4	—	600	122.00	122.00
4	—	573	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	469	126.00–127.00	126.81
47	—	582	118.00–124.00	121.11
44	—	659	110.50–118.00	114.61
35	—	527	115.00–124.00	119.64
17	—	386	125.00–126.00	125.77
15	—	759	100.00–102.00	101.19
6	—	846	94.00	94.00
5	—	447	130.00	130.00
4	—	317	132.00–141.00	138.87
3	—	607	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	110.00–115.00	111.27
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
11	—	545	105.00	105.00
8	—	449	126.00	126.00
5	—	345	129.00–133.00	132.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	103.00	103.00
6	—	476	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	507	112.00–120.00	118.91
15	—	417	117.00–122.00	120.29
8	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	666	122.00–130.00	128.11
28	—	585	134.00–142.00	140.30
27	—	457	131.00–141.50	139.15
23	—	518	135.00–145.00	142.75
15	—	762	96.00–103.00	101.09
7	—	872	86.00	86.00
3	—	400	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	115.00	115.00
2	—	645	117.50	117.50
2	—	500	114.00	114.00
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
5	—	584	110.00–115.00	112.95
6	—	360	126.00–141.00	135.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	130.00–139.00	132.60
2	—	1,035	111.50	111.50
2	—	313	155.00	155.00
2	—	293	151.00	151.00
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
37	—	465	134.00–143.50	141.91
25	—	666	120.00–135.00	130.23
23	—	532	136.00–145.50	144.69
23	—	386	145.00	145.00
13	—	567	130.00–135.00	132.85
8	—	717	117.00–125.00	121.90
7	—	860	117.00–123.50	119.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	828	123.50–127.00	126.77
36	—	624	137.00–141.00	139.11
13	—	535	146.50–148.00	147.09
13	—	481	143.00–146.00	144.84
8	—	713	126.50	126.50
6	—	676	131.00	131.00
5	—	581	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	963	45.00–54.00	48.95
6	—	831	37.00–42.00	40.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,395	60.00–68.00	63.83
2	—	1,805	55.00–56.00	55.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,195	56.00–66.00	61.92
22	—	1,072	53.00–59.00	55.74
6	—	1,317	67.00–70.00	68.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,727	82.00–109.00	91.76
6	—	1,414	68.00–83.00	74.95
4	—	1,815	100.00–104.00	101.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	935.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,183	775.00–1,025.00	866.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	860.00–900.00	872.96

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle